Heat wave swept Punjab today with Patiala recording 46.2 degrees Celsius, a record seven notches above the normal limit, the MeT department said.
Patiala recorded the season's hottest day as severe heat prevailed there, it said.
Severe heat wave also gripped Amritsar, which recorded a high of 44.4 degrees Celsius, five notches more than the normal limit. Ludhiana recorded a high of 43.1 degrees Celsius, up five degrees, a meteorological (MeT)
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